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throughout the federal government, not just the defense department. and so they're spending more. >> bill: the federal government is driving this increase in. >> about a third of it is the result of. >> bill: that's a lot of it. yes, it is. but, you know, if you smooth this thing out over the course of the year, smoothing anything out in the federal government is he see easier than, you know, it sounds easier than it is. it's really not that. >> bill: is that a good report? 2% growth? >> it's as good as any other. bill, the fact is the concern about g.d.p. growth, all of that the market as you know took it today basically dismissed it. because there is a lack of credibility around all of these. >> bill: still in a weak economy then. >> absolutely. >> bill: as you mentioned the stock market this week alone down 237 points. >> right, right. >> bill: why is it falling? >> because we are seeing -- well, we are seeing the affirmation of weak profits, which had been expected. but the reality is spooking a lot of investors. >> bill: it's not going to continu
throughout the federal government, not just the defense department. and so they're spending more. >> bill: the federal government is driving this increase in. >> about a third of it is the result of. >> bill: that's a lot of it. yes, it is. but, you know, if you smooth this thing out over the course of the year, smoothing anything out in the federal government is he see easier than, you know, it sounds easier than it is. it's really not that. >> bill: is that a good...
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where the government will increasingly become more dominant or a new future, where we reim-- embrace the free enterprise system and allow the prosperity and the middle class that we have expected. people get that that's what this is about. a lot of people who voted for barack obama in tent 08 and thought he was going to be a unifier that brought our country together, are very disappointed that our country is as divided as it's ever been. something i said today in peb pen, which i think is true. i am a republican. i love the republican party. i love america more. i think our folks will tell you, as well today, they want a leader who will bring america together and help save america and brick america and its economy back to where it is expected to be. >> greta: are i saying you think it would be a bad thing if president obama were re-elected? >> i think it sets us back that his ideas are wrong for the future. they are not the right ideas to get us moving forward. if he word processor to be re-elected -- and it's not going to happen -- we are not going to have the economic groakt that w
where the government will increasingly become more dominant or a new future, where we reim-- embrace the free enterprise system and allow the prosperity and the middle class that we have expected. people get that that's what this is about. a lot of people who voted for barack obama in tent 08 and thought he was going to be a unifier that brought our country together, are very disappointed that our country is as divided as it's ever been. something i said today in peb pen, which i think is true....
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tell consume the state government, i think that's what governor christie has been focused on. i am not sure if it's a good time to do a political analysis. all i can tell you, as a floridian on the receiving end of in of these storms, our heart goes out to these folks because long after the cacameras have moved on, they are continuing to reblgd their lives. it's a long, costly, painful process that disrupts lives and some folks can never rebuild because of the storm. we wish the best for them and hopefully, you know, we doll all we can to be helpful. >> greta: how many points? you say that governor romney will win florida? how many points do you think he will win by? >> well, you know, all we need gione point. everything above that is great. look, florida's a competitive state. everyone knows that. 48% of the people will vote for barack obama no matter what. but we think we can get beyond that and more than that. i think we will do very, very well. i am very confident. i can't guarantee it because have you to do it. but this is what i can guarantee you -- if the folks watching
tell consume the state government, i think that's what governor christie has been focused on. i am not sure if it's a good time to do a political analysis. all i can tell you, as a floridian on the receiving end of in of these storms, our heart goes out to these folks because long after the cacameras have moved on, they are continuing to reblgd their lives. it's a long, costly, painful process that disrupts lives and some folks can never rebuild because of the storm. we wish the best for them...
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so they will get some help from the federal government. but a lot of this, they realize will cost them, again, i don't want to venture to number, but at least $10 to $20 billion, not in delaware, but all throughout the region hit by super storm sandy. delawareville its fair share of what will it cost to replenish the beach and to make sure that the boardwalk is safe and intact, as well as to deal with the flood areas that they will have to actually go in and recover people from the area, the national guard, they were smart at dover air force base, getting the important planes out of the way, out of harm's way. they flew those out earlier. so a lot of people used their heads wisely, all up and down the eastern seaboard. they were prefaired for -- prepared for this. hopefully twon't be as devastating in this area as it has been to our neighbors up north. that's a really sad thing. our hope and our prayers go to the people suffer from this damage, just to the north of us in new jersey and new york. >> yeah. absolutely. all right. hang in ther
so they will get some help from the federal government. but a lot of this, they realize will cost them, again, i don't want to venture to number, but at least $10 to $20 billion, not in delaware, but all throughout the region hit by super storm sandy. delawareville its fair share of what will it cost to replenish the beach and to make sure that the boardwalk is safe and intact, as well as to deal with the flood areas that they will have to actually go in and recover people from the area, the...
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when you call the experts at one reverse mortgage today, you'll learn the benefits of a government-insured reverse mortgage. it will eliminate your monthly mortgage payments and give you tax-free cash from the equity in your home. and here's the best part -- you still own your home. take control of your retirement today. ♪ ♪ >> bill: campaign 2012 segment tonight. wild swings in president obama's job approval rating. on october 26th of the gallup said the president's job approval rating was 46%. then two days later same poll it's up to 51%. 5 point swing. so what is going on. joining us now from boston david pelly. director of the research center. from charlottesville dr. larry sabato teaches at the university of virginia. doctor, begin with you. gallup now, that's the last poll until the election on job approval. but, you know, these wild swings don't make any sense to me. can you figure it out? >> you just got it exactly right. they don't make any sense. that's why i no longer pay attention to gallup. 24 point swing, gore, bush in the last two weeks of the campaign. it's absurd. look
when you call the experts at one reverse mortgage today, you'll learn the benefits of a government-insured reverse mortgage. it will eliminate your monthly mortgage payments and give you tax-free cash from the equity in your home. and here's the best part -- you still own your home. take control of your retirement today. ♪ ♪ >> bill: campaign 2012 segment tonight. wild swings in president obama's job approval rating. on october 26th of the gallup said the president's job approval...
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on the other hand he will be responsible for whatever the government doesn't do. by the weekend, one can easily imagine people complaining about their power not being on and other things not being done. so you get the good with the bad if you are the incumbent. if you are the challenger you benefit from the bad. megyn: there was an article on real clear politics.com talking about how people will hold it against the incumbent president if it's a rainy day when they go to vote. it puts them in a d bour -- putm in a dour mood. >> you don't want voters to be in a surly mood because they generally vote against incumbents if they are down. megyn: governor romney stepped in front of the cameras to address the storm. we'll bring you his remarks in moments. william lajeunesse mentioned the story of the tunnel to brooklyn. an almost 2-mile tube filled with water that needs to go somewhere else. megyn: the video is coming in from the air and space museum where the storm left a mark on the space shuttle enterprise. the shuttle has only been on display for a couple months. the
on the other hand he will be responsible for whatever the government doesn't do. by the weekend, one can easily imagine people complaining about their power not being on and other things not being done. so you get the good with the bad if you are the incumbent. if you are the challenger you benefit from the bad. megyn: there was an article on real clear politics.com talking about how people will hold it against the incumbent president if it's a rainy day when they go to vote. it puts them in a...
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in philadelphia, connecticut, the damage and cost to local government. so, i would put forward a bill, there will be a bill to provide emergency funding because the storm, as there always is, and the question about, you know, when we move and how we move it. i think we should move forward aggressively now because you know, i heard on fox business that it's 25 billion in retail sale losses, i mean, we -- there's going to be a real economic consequence here and we need to respond. >> neil: you know, maybe i'm maybe the only one in the country that doesn't share your enthusiasm for fema because i saw a lot of fema officials and others slapping themselves on the back about the great job they're doing, congressman and looking at staten island and looking off the jersey coast and seeing, well, they're obviously unaware or not addressing some of the real problems out there. they're still a lot of ridiculous things like texting and tweeting people about what they can do, and the people have no power and no phones. this is part and parcel of the problem, if you'r
in philadelphia, connecticut, the damage and cost to local government. so, i would put forward a bill, there will be a bill to provide emergency funding because the storm, as there always is, and the question about, you know, when we move and how we move it. i think we should move forward aggressively now because you know, i heard on fox business that it's 25 billion in retail sale losses, i mean, we -- there's going to be a real economic consequence here and we need to respond. >> neil:...
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equipment coming in from the federal government is there. it will be disbursed across the commonwealth of pennsylvania. southeastern pennsylvania will be hit as the storm comes ashore. working with tony emergency operations center. some counties have declared states of emergency. we will continue to work with them and try to educate the people to take the storm, as you have said, this is a dangerous storm. this is a hurricane wrapped into a nor'easter and nobody has ever experienced something like that before. we want the people to be prepared. stay home. the highways are dangerous. we will see gusts between 65 and 75 miles per hour. one of the things we have done is limited truck access to the major interstates in southeastern pennsylvania. only pickup trucks are allowed. people with motor homes, all which includes those with motorcycles on the highway right now. reducing the speed to 45 miles per hour. >> some of the winds ways you are describing as well, governor, a few years back, you have been a lifelong resident of pennsylvania. many p
equipment coming in from the federal government is there. it will be disbursed across the commonwealth of pennsylvania. southeastern pennsylvania will be hit as the storm comes ashore. working with tony emergency operations center. some counties have declared states of emergency. we will continue to work with them and try to educate the people to take the storm, as you have said, this is a dangerous storm. this is a hurricane wrapped into a nor'easter and nobody has ever experienced something...
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it's a proposal for smaller, more efficient government. there are a half dozen departments that handle exports, a half dozen departments that handle small business. the president wants to streamline government and put them into a one-stop shop to better serve business. but ultimately governor romney has a different philosophy. the president has cut taxes to preserve job creation. mitt romney will raise taxes on small business. martha: the idea is perhaps the governor suggests that that is the president's job to sort of be the person who oversees the economy and guides it with leadership and the last thing we need is yet another post. we already have an endless number of agencies that handle some of these things, and as he and others have suggested maybe it's time to cut through some of that red tape rather than create more of it. >> well that is exactly what the president's point is is to collapse some of those departments into a one-stop shop to shrink the size of government. let's take a look at mitt romney's economic record and his prop
it's a proposal for smaller, more efficient government. there are a half dozen departments that handle exports, a half dozen departments that handle small business. the president wants to streamline government and put them into a one-stop shop to better serve business. but ultimately governor romney has a different philosophy. the president has cut taxes to preserve job creation. mitt romney will raise taxes on small business. martha: the idea is perhaps the governor suggests that that is the...
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he instructed the federal government no red tape or bureaucracy. it is preposterous to try to hang that on mitt romney. one of the first things he said. people who donated to his campaign. we don't need your resoues at this moment. give to the red cross or check on your neighbors . where do they start being political. on saturday the federal government put out a statement about the storm, it uses campaign language lean forward which happens to be a competitive net word. i could not believe that someone in the white house office approved a message like this. >> steve: the president used those words when he appeared in the red cross yesterday. it would be interesting when he is tagging on whether members of the press corp will be with him. i wonder if he will worry questions that asked about lib yampt don't bet on it. what is causing the big storm that has wreaked such devastation on the northeast. according to al gore, the guy behoinvented the internet went on his personal web page said it is the climate crise yis global warming. >> eric: he has to
he instructed the federal government no red tape or bureaucracy. it is preposterous to try to hang that on mitt romney. one of the first things he said. people who donated to his campaign. we don't need your resoues at this moment. give to the red cross or check on your neighbors . where do they start being political. on saturday the federal government put out a statement about the storm, it uses campaign language lean forward which happens to be a competitive net word. i could not believe that...
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meeting with first responders, making a few comments about what he's seen and promising that the federal government will restore services and get resources to the people of new jersey as quickly as possible. as for governor christie who has been an outspoken critic of the president over the past few years, with this matter, this issue things are different. >> if the president of the united states does a good job i will praise him and if he does a bad job i will criticize him. but he has done a good job in the last few days for new jersey, and so he deserves and has earned my praise and he'll get it regardless of what the calendar says because this is much more important than politics, this is the lives of the people of my state. >> reporter: we know governor christie wants to talk to the president about the army core of evenings nearcorps of engineers coming into new jersey and restoring the shore as quickly as possible. bill: how important is this for governor romney. three stops in florida alone. >> reporter: chris stopping florida with former governor jeb bush there. it will be interesting to li
meeting with first responders, making a few comments about what he's seen and promising that the federal government will restore services and get resources to the people of new jersey as quickly as possible. as for governor christie who has been an outspoken critic of the president over the past few years, with this matter, this issue things are different. >> if the president of the united states does a good job i will praise him and if he does a bad job i will criticize him. but he has...
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government can't create a job, can only create works. the private sector must create jobs and you're right about the anemic growth. >> ask gm which private investors would have helped them if it weren't for the federal government. certain industries need the federal government to step in to help when the private-- >> that's not true. >> those are facts. >> thank you very much, those are the facts. >> and brian, betsy, and as steve said you're going to share a taxi home. a great debate. >> alisyn: outrage from the father of a murdered navy seal, about the botched response. >> i couldn't understand why did they allow them to die? why didn't they send help. >> alisyn: more from that powerful interview ahead. all eyes on hawaii where a tsunami warning is still in effect. we've got the latest details, but that's not all. hurricane sandy barreling toward the northeast, what you need to know if you're in the monster storm path. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and i
government can't create a job, can only create works. the private sector must create jobs and you're right about the anemic growth. >> ask gm which private investors would have helped them if it weren't for the federal government. certain industries need the federal government to step in to help when the private-- >> that's not true. >> those are facts. >> thank you very much, those are the facts. >> and brian, betsy, and as steve said you're going to share a taxi...
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i think it's really a government problem going back years. the way that politics in greece works--the way you got votes is you gave jobs to your political allies and they have a clause in the constitution that you can't fire anybody so each time a new government came in they hired more people without getting rid of existing people. the government just kept getting bigger and bigger and more expensive and eventually the whole thing collapsed. thank you so much for that update. that's jack ewing of international herald tribune. still ahead what you probably haven't heard yet about pac money being used to promote candidates in this year's election.. that's next. with election day just one week away, political campaigns across the country are on a spending spree to reach voters. the advent of super-pac's is making a tremendous difference in this year's elections. paul eggers gives us the full picture on these mega campaign contributors. with the white house and 468 congressional seats up for grabs on election day, political campaigns across the c
i think it's really a government problem going back years. the way that politics in greece works--the way you got votes is you gave jobs to your political allies and they have a clause in the constitution that you can't fire anybody so each time a new government came in they hired more people without getting rid of existing people. the government just kept getting bigger and bigger and more expensive and eventually the whole thing collapsed. thank you so much for that update. that's jack ewing...
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would a romney presidency not have the federal government involved in this response? would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what they are doing right now? just let the states handle it? you take care of it on your own, new jersey. there's no help for you. is that what he means? give it to business even if you could? reporters who follow the romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for your help this morning. >> would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> thank you. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney -- >> governor romney, do you think it should be sent back to the states? >> why won't you answer any questions about it? >> i don't know if it was 14, we actually counted up as you saw there t was 11 times. at least in that one instance that mr. romney was asked. here's another instance of it. how would getting rid of federal disaster response help this c
would a romney presidency not have the federal government involved in this response? would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what they are doing right now? just let the states handle it? you take care of it on your own, new jersey. there's no help for you. is that what he means? give it to business even if you could? reporters who follow the romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for your help this...
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that includes the federal government. all nonessential employees should stay home today. >> most local governments are closed in maryland, virginia, and the district. metro train and bus service is shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed. >> amtrak service in the northeast corridor not happening today either. most students in our area also, obviously, getting the day off of school. all major public school systems in d.c., maryland, and virginia are closed this morning along with most private schools in the area. >> and you can find a complete list of school and business closings scrolling on the bottom of your screen. and live on nbcwashington.com. >> good morning. sandy's first heavy rains are now coming into our region. they've had heavy downpours all night right along the atlantic seaboard and the eastern sho. they have wind gusts from 40 to 45 miles an hour now. the heaviest rains are now getting closer to washington. in fact, the areas you see here they are getting some moderate rain now in
that includes the federal government. all nonessential employees should stay home today. >> most local governments are closed in maryland, virginia, and the district. metro train and bus service is shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed. >> amtrak service in the northeast corridor not happening today either. most students in our area also, obviously, getting the day off of school. all major public school systems in d.c., maryland, and virginia are closed...
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electric ceo jack welch on the economic storm he sees brewing and congressman charlie rangel on the government's stormy response to sandy. and how it reverberates, first the latest for you on what is going on. forget the dollars, the sandy thing is turning dire, very dire. over 100 dead and the count expected to go higher as rescue workers reach the flooded homes and, mayor bloomberg predicting more bodies will be found and president obama holding a conference call with the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut. and, that '70s show in the garden state all over again. new jersey governor chris christie ordering odd-even gas rationing, to help ease incredibly long lines at the pump and license plates ending in odd numbers fill up on odd days and even numbers on even days, the changes go into effect less than two hours from now in 12 new jersey counties. and, governor mitt romney wrapping up an event in battle ground state of new jersey, louisiana governor bobby jindal traveling with him, and we'll talk to the governor in a few moments, and, staten island and the storm after the storm.
electric ceo jack welch on the economic storm he sees brewing and congressman charlie rangel on the government's stormy response to sandy. and how it reverberates, first the latest for you on what is going on. forget the dollars, the sandy thing is turning dire, very dire. over 100 dead and the count expected to go higher as rescue workers reach the flooded homes and, mayor bloomberg predicting more bodies will be found and president obama holding a conference call with the governors of new...
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. >> just one thing on aig, there's all kind of speculation that the government's going to sell the remaining percent because they're making a profit. 28.50 is about their cost. if that news comes out and the stock gets hit at a discount, that's when i think you want to go in with two feet. >> well, aig's getting a bit of a lift today in what is a strong market across a board. bertha coombs is keeping an eye on the movers today, including the retailers. >> a lot of them are reporting things to sales. macy's up 4.1%. it also says same-store sales for the second half of the year are going to be stronger. 3.7% growth. now, it looks at at least 4% growth. kohl's up 3.3%. street only looking for a fractional gain, but it says t not going to report sales in 2013. it's also giving a lift to -- back to you guys. >> thanks so much. just a few weeks away from retail's busiest time of the year. can you believe that? but in the wake of hurricane sandy, stores across the northeast remain closed and it's unclear when they may reopen. morgan stanley restale analyst joins us now with which stores are being h
. >> just one thing on aig, there's all kind of speculation that the government's going to sell the remaining percent because they're making a profit. 28.50 is about their cost. if that news comes out and the stock gets hit at a discount, that's when i think you want to go in with two feet. >> well, aig's getting a bit of a lift today in what is a strong market across a board. bertha coombs is keeping an eye on the movers today, including the retailers. >> a lot of them are...
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today and all parts of the government were closed today. we expect the same thing. we are -- we've already announced the same thing for tomorrow as well as all of our public schools, parochial schools, charter schools as well. probably 25, 30 colleges and universities have already -- the bulk of them announced yesterday that they were closing today and tomorrow and so certainly many of the employers, because the -- all of the regional rail system -- the entire mass trans sis sit testimony was shut down and it was difficult for the employees to get in. so clearly an economic impact but we won't be able to do that assessment for probably a couple weeks. >> well, we wish you all the best, mayor nutter from philadelphia. thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us tonight. >> thank you very much. >>> and with me all night tonight will be nbc meteorologist bill karins. you heard what they were worried about, continuing rains. where is the storm headed next? >> i would say we're about 80% done with the destruction that sandy is going to d
today and all parts of the government were closed today. we expect the same thing. we are -- we've already announced the same thing for tomorrow as well as all of our public schools, parochial schools, charter schools as well. probably 25, 30 colleges and universities have already -- the bulk of them announced yesterday that they were closing today and tomorrow and so certainly many of the employers, because the -- all of the regional rail system -- the entire mass trans sis sit testimony was...
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and local government offices. you can check those closings at the bottom of your screen and look on our website at wusa9.com. we're streaming it live on ipad. you can get it here and see what's going on. there we are. we're a little bit behind. there's the delay. but here we are tracking sandy as you see and monika is tracking what sandy is doing already to early morning driving conditions. you said some people still need to get to work. >> it's going to be lighter than normal but people do need to get to work. that's when the speed limits are higher unfortunately because people think they can get there faster. >> the flashing lights you see in the rear view mirror will be the speed cameras catching you even in the storm. so slow down and take it easy. here's howard with more on sandy's track. >>> i think power outages are a given. social media, your smartphones if you can get the stream on it, you can still stay with us. we'll be updating this regardless of whether or not the power is o. this will be another vita
and local government offices. you can check those closings at the bottom of your screen and look on our website at wusa9.com. we're streaming it live on ipad. you can get it here and see what's going on. there we are. we're a little bit behind. there's the delay. but here we are tracking sandy as you see and monika is tracking what sandy is doing already to early morning driving conditions. you said some people still need to get to work. >> it's going to be lighter than normal but people...
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they've had people crunching the numbers at home while the federal government has been closed. lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks so much. >>> as we button up this show, obviously a lot of people, we want to extend all of our thoughts to everyone along the eastern seaboard and around the country. >> there's a lot of people that lived in the east and moved west. i'm sure they have memories and friends and families. we haven't even seen the worst pictures yet. >> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> the u.s. coast guard performed a dramatic rescue after hurricane sandy sank a piece of hd history. the rescue team pulled 14 people from the rough ocean along the north carolina coast. the hms bounty crew abandoned ship after it began taking on water on sunday. the coast guard later found the body of one woman and continued to search for the ship's captain. the hms bounty was used in the 1962 marlon brando film "mutiny on the bounty". >>> a caravan of power crews hit the highway on monday. hundreds of florida utility
they've had people crunching the numbers at home while the federal government has been closed. lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks so much. >>> as we button up this show, obviously a lot of people, we want to extend all of our thoughts to everyone along the eastern seaboard and around the country. >> there's a lot of people that lived in the east and moved west. i'm sure they have memories and friends and families. we haven't even seen the worst pictures yet....
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on sunday the president met with fema, the federal emergency management agency overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. >> reporter: in florida the president told campaign workers turnout is the key. >> whoever is able to get their voters out, they're the one whose are going to win florida. >> reporter: that could be tough in states where sandy is headed. maryland already canceled early voting today. virginia, a battleground state could see power outages lasting until election day. >> several months ago we had the largest -- third largest power outage in history but we got everything pretty much back on in seven days. we're not expecting that this time. >> reporter: virginia is already planning to extend its hours for absentee voting. those absentee votes could be critical. it's believed that 40% of this election will be decided befe election day. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> now let's check back with bill karins who has
on sunday the president met with fema, the federal emergency management agency overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. >> reporter: in florida the president told campaign workers turnout is the key. >> whoever is able to get their voters out, they're the one whose are going to win florida. >> reporter: that could be...
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state government. do not give me wrong, we need reasonable regulations on businesses, wall street as well. but most businesses and people are just getting inundated by regulations. >> would you break up the big banks or move to do so? >> sorry? >> would you move to break up the big banks? there has been all of this saber rattling, but nothing has happened. >> my opponent, listen, voted for was light tarp and all of that, which bailed out big banks. that is what career politicians have been doing, bailing out big banks. they play fast and loose with the rules and the inevitable happens. what does our government do? it comes in and bail them out. i believe we should not be bailing out big banks. i believe that some of those banks just get too big. >> follow-up question, mr. casey. two minutes. >> a good question. first, i want to provide some balance to the previous question. mr. smith talked about the debt ceiling. the reason why we have the kind of ideological fight that happened last summer is because
state government. do not give me wrong, we need reasonable regulations on businesses, wall street as well. but most businesses and people are just getting inundated by regulations. >> would you break up the big banks or move to do so? >> sorry? >> would you move to break up the big banks? there has been all of this saber rattling, but nothing has happened. >> my opponent, listen, voted for was light tarp and all of that, which bailed out big banks. that is what career...
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would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what the federal government is doing right now in terms of response to sandy and get rid of fema. just let the states handle it, you take care of it on your own, there's no help for you? is that what he means? you'd give it to business even if you could. reporters who followed romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for coming out this morning. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president. >> good to see you. >> governor, what would you do with fema if you were president? >> thanks. >> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? governor, what would you do with fema? >> governor, we've asked you what you would do. governor romney, would you eliminate fema. we've asked thaw question, sir. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney, do you still think that fema funding should be sent back to the states? >> governor romney, do you think that fema should be sent back to the states?
would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what the federal government is doing right now in terms of response to sandy and get rid of fema. just let the states handle it, you take care of it on your own, there's no help for you? is that what he means? you'd give it to business even if you could. reporters who followed romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for coming out this morning. >> governor,...
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the federal government is working effectively with the state and local governments. it's going to be very important that populations in all the impacted states take this seriously, listen to your state and local elected officials. my message to the governors, as well as to the mayors is, anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we are not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward to making sure we have the best possible response to what is going to be a big and messy system. again, thank you everybody. >> reporter: thomas at the conclusion of the remarks, a reporter asked whether the storm was going to affect the election. the president said i don't anticipate it at this point, but obviously, we have to look at one more thing. craig fugate was sitting next to the president's side. he admonished his aids at fema who said everything is under control. fugate said don't get smug, don't get overconfident. we don't know what is going to happen. obviously an incredible amount
the federal government is working effectively with the state and local governments. it's going to be very important that populations in all the impacted states take this seriously, listen to your state and local elected officials. my message to the governors, as well as to the mayors is, anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we are not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward to making sure we...
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. >> we have pre-positioned assets so that fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments. we're making sure that food and water and emergency generation is available for those communities that are going to be hardest hit. transportation is going to be tied up for a long time and probably the most significant impact for a lot of people in addition to flooding is going to be getting power back on. the fact is a lot of these emergency crews will not be able to get into position to start restoring power until some of these winds have died down. >> one of the events that the president skipped was this ohio rally with bill clinton where vice president joe biden stood in for him. >> folks, i know you're expecting the real president, the present president, reverend, i just want you to know, he asked me to express his regrets for not being able to be here but, you know, he's doing the job a president should be doing. [ cheers and applause ] and first and foremost on behalf of the president, i want to thank all the first responders throughout this country. you know, there are folks
. >> we have pre-positioned assets so that fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments. we're making sure that food and water and emergency generation is available for those communities that are going to be hardest hit. transportation is going to be tied up for a long time and probably the most significant impact for a lot of people in addition to flooding is going to be getting power back on. the fact is a lot of these emergency crews will not be able to get into...
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it shows the federal government doing something to help people. that's an argument that he's been trying to make with voters general low. and, you know, chris christie may well face a re-election fight next year for governor against newark mayor cory booker. it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people that this was the keynote speaker at the republican national convention who had some choice words for the president at that time. and reid, it's also getting a lot of attention and people are raising eyebrows because michael bloomberg essentially said to the president we're really busy here, new jersey can speak for the region and there's no need for you to come to new york city. what do you think that's about? >> well, i think that's about recovering from the storm. it is real difficult for any white house -- or any city that's been hit boy a storm to deal with a mo
it shows the federal government doing something to help people. that's an argument that he's been trying to make with voters general low. and, you know, chris christie may well face a re-election fight next year for governor against newark mayor cory booker. it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people...
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and it was done without government taking over health care. in june 2011 at a farm in new hampshire, romney officially announced his second bid for the presidency. >> just one of the guys running. >> the first element of becoming the front runner was keeping viable challengers out of the race and one by one they bowed out. finally the summer of 2011 a viable challenger got in, rick perry. perry proved to be just short of a series of romneys showing the base was not satisfied. they all surged to lead in the national polls before self-destructing. finally, romney ended up one-on-one with rick santorum. and the two primary night that is kept us up the longest will be the states that will keep us up on tuesday, iowa, and a few weeks later santorum was declared the victor and then ohio. >> we are actually looking at recount provisions in the state of ohio. our models have it that close. >> romney's struggle in ohio was partly rooted in the 2008 new york times op-ed he wrote just weeks after obama won calling for managed bankruptcy but said the gove
and it was done without government taking over health care. in june 2011 at a farm in new hampshire, romney officially announced his second bid for the presidency. >> just one of the guys running. >> the first element of becoming the front runner was keeping viable challengers out of the race and one by one they bowed out. finally the summer of 2011 a viable challenger got in, rick perry. perry proved to be just short of a series of romneys showing the base was not satisfied. they...
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in cooperation between business and government and the university system. by all these foundations and everybody working together. that's what works. there's a reason orlando, florida has a hundred -- the university of central florida changes the curriculum every semester to put people into jobs that are opening. there's a reason san diego, california is the human genome capital of the world. same deal, public, private, foundations, people working together. ever since the tea party took over the republican party -- >> boo! >> ever since the tea party took over the republican party, they say it's my way or the highway, we're right all the time. they've beat the distinguished republican senator from indiana, richard luger, their most important foreign policy spokesperson because he was attacked by his opponent for cooperating with president obama on national security. they're nominee actually said, i couldn't make this up, that his happiest day was when he was imposing his opinion on someone else and he wanted the people to send him to washington, so that he
in cooperation between business and government and the university system. by all these foundations and everybody working together. that's what works. there's a reason orlando, florida has a hundred -- the university of central florida changes the curriculum every semester to put people into jobs that are opening. there's a reason san diego, california is the human genome capital of the world. same deal, public, private, foundations, people working together. ever since the tea party took over...
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he's been all kinds of things in the government. he was a bush guy. so i think that helps a little bit. having the governor of nevada, you know, that's kind of standard political stuff. i'm not sure how much that helps. >> we've just gotten some new numbers from visible measure, which is a tracking firm. there's a provocative obama ad that's gotten nearly 3 million views in the past week. i want to play a little clip. >> your first time shouldn't be with just anybody. you want to do it with a great guy. someone who really cares about and understands women. a guy who cares whether you get health insurance, spaeskly whether you get birth control. my first time voting was amazing. before i was a girl. now i'm a woman. i went to the polling station, pulled back the curtain. i voted for barack obama. >> now, some conservatives and others have called this ad a little creepy, but what do you think? is it effective? >> well, you have to remember, it's a targeted ad. it has driven some people in the right crazy. it's targeted to snarky, urban, liberal women. t
he's been all kinds of things in the government. he was a bush guy. so i think that helps a little bit. having the governor of nevada, you know, that's kind of standard political stuff. i'm not sure how much that helps. >> we've just gotten some new numbers from visible measure, which is a tracking firm. there's a provocative obama ad that's gotten nearly 3 million views in the past week. i want to play a little clip. >> your first time shouldn't be with just anybody. you want to do...
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thousands of people, he says, and he had a stark message for the people, he said the government cannot most likely rescue you tonight. your only choice is to go to the highest level in your house and try to ride it out. he said do not, very specific and stark terms, do not try to wade through the water or swim through the water. you will be putting your own life at risk. basically he told these people, as i said, just try to ride this thing out. and as we said at the top of the discussion, moment of truth here in connecticut, the governor predicting we'll see a catastrophe the likes of which this state has never seen before and we'll know more in the morn wheth sun comes up and reveals a perhaps unfamiliar and unpleasant landscape here. >> thank you for that. let's hope the governor is wrong. >>> some parts of new england seemed to have escaped the worst the storm and even though residents braced for the worst the governor of massachusetts says most of that state was spared but many of the southern coastal towns still felt sandy's wrath. including westport where abc's john schifrin joi
thousands of people, he says, and he had a stark message for the people, he said the government cannot most likely rescue you tonight. your only choice is to go to the highest level in your house and try to ride it out. he said do not, very specific and stark terms, do not try to wade through the water or swim through the water. you will be putting your own life at risk. basically he told these people, as i said, just try to ride this thing out. and as we said at the top of the discussion,...
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federal government offices are closed again today, so are most local government offices and schools. a complete list of closings is at the top of your screen. >>> well, the superstorm is not just bringing strong winds and heavy rain, west virginia is getting hit with snow and a lot of it. a blizzard warning is in effect for at least 14 counties. the state's highest elevations could get as much as three feet of snow. a state of emergency has been declared. earlier this morning we spoke with jim weiss with the office of emergency management in randolph county, west virginia. >> we don't have any power in the entire county, road crews are out working. we got a significant amount of snowfall, especially in the higher elevations, and we're talking well over a foot, maybe closer to two feet of snow. travel is almost nonexistent other than the snow plows. >> the snow ibeing blamed for at least one deadly traffic accident. there's also flooding being reported in some areas. man, with this, tucker barps is here. a little bit of everything with this storm. >> yeah, of course, the hybrid nature
federal government offices are closed again today, so are most local government offices and schools. a complete list of closings is at the top of your screen. >>> well, the superstorm is not just bringing strong winds and heavy rain, west virginia is getting hit with snow and a lot of it. a blizzard warning is in effect for at least 14 counties. the state's highest elevations could get as much as three feet of snow. a state of emergency has been declared. earlier this morning we spoke...
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>> quite honestly if the individuals who are at the heads of government can't say today, i certainly am not in a position to say because we'll have to wait and see what kind of impact. there are big stores across the country who have major locations in new york, new jersey, connecticut, and they are very, you know, largely impacted. think about macy's herald square alone and all of the neighbors stores. it's big. >> okay, but here is the question, mary. >> yes. >> if i want a pair of jeans i can't buy the jeans because the score is close store is closed. i will still purchase the jeans or does it steal money away? >> it depends how much you were impacted individually by this storm and what your spendability is. if you were in the top 3% i suspect you'll buy the jeans and you might buy a luxury pair but if it's somebody who is more in the middle of america in terms of income, they're going to think twice about it because they have to assess their personal damage and how much they'll be reimbursed for and evaluate whether the denim purchase is critical. >> are there any retailers out t
>> quite honestly if the individuals who are at the heads of government can't say today, i certainly am not in a position to say because we'll have to wait and see what kind of impact. there are big stores across the country who have major locations in new york, new jersey, connecticut, and they are very, you know, largely impacted. think about macy's herald square alone and all of the neighbors stores. it's big. >> okay, but here is the question, mary. >> yes. >> if i...